The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

ososs ssrvlss = selsncs.
ao~s vears aro d.. ,. n Do Lecerdes
s.srr~d scientise q nraxil. conducted
~.mber 81 exbsrlments with the purpose
y discovering = antidoee Tor the poison
"a xenomous scrpents. He - last UREA -
chemical antidots permansnnase q 70.
sa.sium injected into She bitr. ana mes
.r,sh wonderful success. Tho result q me-
sxp.rimsnts he Published In book forp,:
snd n the time his brochure astractod
~cnsiderabls attention among scisatisfs-
sop.e discreslit was. however, thrown
anon his experiments by IN attempt 20 ~
,.r.s them in France. which was an abso
M. failure. Believing that there was
I good deal Of truth IN what DR.. 10
1.c~rda claims, DR.. Yarrov, Of she
Smithsonian Institute, has, according toa
washington correspondent, undertaken
: series Of experiments win the
coison Of rattlcsnakss, intending 20
use the permanganate Of pota>s'ns
:. ~ .ntidote. Various herbal prepare.
eionx. having the reputation among coun'
~ folk OF being remarkably ciIicacioas "a
~ases az snake bite. will also be tried. anu
: fine srecimen OF ''mad-stone." popuihriy
supposed TO be possessed Of great virtue
N such cases, has been procured, ana va.
=. tested. in order TO set 1t rest once and
scrsxer the conflicting opinions on TINS
,,,rh debated subject. DR.. Yafrow mas
,,ro.nrei four fine specimens OF rattle
1870. from Loudon Ccanty. Virginia.
.,d durinc the past week he has been coli
,sr,;ny from them Z quantity Of the'r
~..om. The manner Of doing this was -
so,,ows: Taking long stick, 20 the end
- ,~h;cs WAS scursly fastened broad
s..,hsr strap. he confined tho lat
49, loosely about . couple OF
s..h.. from the end Of the stick 50 as 70
go ! loon below which could b
dr.wn tight. Armed with this instrument
=. c.nght the reptiles one by one. by
r..s;ry the loop over their heads. An IS.
s,s,.nt then held thin stick, 20 the end
- which was attached piece Of cotton
80, saturated with glycerine, 70 the
.,,.rth n the snake and he was made 70
M. ina wool. which soaked mp the venom
emitted freely by the angry creature as e
h,r;ed IL fang> In its inanimats enemy.
TIA poisonons virus having thus boon ex.
sracfed from the serpents Il was soaked
49, IN an ounce Of glycsrine, and tho OPP
.r,tIon repeated on the following day. A
draehm and half OF venom has thus
heen secured, o more than enough 20 kill
thirty men. The experiments VIII DC con
Quoted on igeons and rabbits- A certain
quantity Of virus, sufficient 60 kill. will
- bvpodermically injected into q pigeon
!. the first experiment Then . little
more than was enough 20 kill will be in
i.c,ea into another pigeon and immedi
sfelv followed BY an injection Of the per
ranxsnate OF potassium, which i Is be
reved viii prove an antidote. The *
p~riments will then be continued, allow
i1r varying spaces OF time 70 e'apse b
tween the injection Of the virus and thu
application Of tie antidots. In this con
nec.ion, d.. Yarrow Is anxious to lind
nan who would like 90 Be bitten by rat
slcsnake in the cause Of science. and VIII
would be willing 70 take his chances Q
surviving the experiment. should an az
tidote for snake -bite be found BY DR.. faE
row in the course Of these experiments, b
will confer an incaiculable benefit upo
mankind.